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2015 Governors-elect Candidates' Bios and Statements

Colorado Chapter

The ballots for the current Governors-elect election have been
mailed. The voting membership (Masters, Fellows, Members, and
Resident/Fellow Members with an electdate of 9/1/2013 or earlier)
can vote online at(www.directvote.net/ACP/) or
mail-in ballot. You will need your mailed ballot with your
ACP Member Number and Election Passcode in order to make a
vote. Below are the bios and statements of the candidates
that are running in this election. Online voting began on September
21, 2015 and ends on November 9, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Please
be sure to vote!

PRESENT POSITION: full time Clinical Primary Care Internist,
independent practice, Littleton, CO; Clinical Associate Professor
of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, includes
clinical, classroom, workshop, and small group teaching

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: I hope to help further ACP's primary
missions: educating physicians, promoting the High Value Care
initiative, and educating state and national government officials
on public policy issues effecting patients and internists. We have
a unique, once in a generation, opportunity to help shape
implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACP's input on
regulatory and bureaucratic policy, as well as state pilot programs
for health care delivery reform, payment reform, and mental health
care integration, is essential. Also, I'd like to bring my
experience and interest in organizational leadership and non-profit
board development to the ACP Board of Governors, after serving on
over a dozen health and non-health related Boards. Lastly, I will
bring perspective and experience from the daily immersion in
clinical practice.

Alwin F. Steinmann, MD, FACP

EDUCATION: Manhattan College (BS - Chemistry): 1976-80 New York
University School of Medicine (MD): 1980-84

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: I am truly honored to run for Governor of
the Colorado Chapter of the ACP, and am particularly humbled that
as a relative newcomer, I have been given this wonderful
opportunity. In this time of disruptive change and rapid evolution
of health care, it is critical that the ACP serves as a voice for
Internists and our patients. I believe my experience in health
policy would help me serve you in the coming years as we navigate,
and hopefully help shape, the changing landscape of our health care
system. We should also continue to listen to our members regarding
what educational and advocacy services they need to help them
practice medicine. The Colorado ACP is a vibrant, engaged and
committed chapter with a long tradition of excellence. It is the
sacred trust of anyone who serves as Governor to ensure the Chapter
continues this tradition.